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Download full textCouncil for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1989
In a question-and-answer format, this single sheet outlines the rights of parents in the special education process, as provided by Public Law 94-142, including the right to a free appropriate public education for the child, to request a re-evaluation, to have the child tested in the child's primary language, and to participate in the development…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs
Huey, Wayne C. – 1991
Most teenage fathers care about what happens to their children and need to be given the opportunity to explore their concerns and feelings; however, they do not usually ask for help on their own. The Maximizing a Life Experience (MALE) program focuses on the goals of helping young men to understand their emotional as well as their legal rights and…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Early Parenthood, Fathers, Intervention
Scott, James – 1986
The three principal choices in primary and secondary education include home schooling, attendance at private schools, and attendance at public schools nearest the home. However, parents feel that more options are necessary, due to the inadequacy of particular public schools or the need for educational programs not offered in public schools. Thus,…
Descriptors: Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education, Magnet Schools, Open Enrollment
Knoblauch, Bernadette – 1998
This digest summarizes the rights and responsibilities of parents of children in the special education process under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997. Among 15 rights listed are a free appropriate public education for every child, informed consent concerning evaluation and programmatic decisions, evaluation…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Faircloth, Susan; Tippeconnic, John W., III – 2000
Over 10 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in public schools and more than 18 percent of AI/AN students in Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal schools are eligible for or placed in special education programs. This digest addresses four selected issues in the education of AI/AN students with disabilities. First, the 1997…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Students, Disabilities
Knoblauch, Bernadette; McLane, Kathleen – 1999
This digest summarizes the rights and responsibilities of parents of children in the special education process under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997. Among 12 rights listed are a free appropriate public education for every child, written notification for any proposed evaluations, re-evaluation or change in…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
